Philip II (Nassau-Weilburg)

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Philip's tomb in Eberbach Monastery

Philip II of Nassau-Weilburg (* March 12, 1418 ; † March 10, 1492 in Mainz ) was Count of Nassau-Weilburg from 1442 to 1492 .

family

He was the eldest son of Count Philip I of Nassau-Saarbrücken-Weilburg and Elisabeth of Lothringen-Vaudemont . He himself married Margarethe von Loon-Heinsberg (1426–1446) in 1440 . With this he had two children. Among them was the son Johann (1441–1480). After a very long time as a widower, he married Veronika von Sayn-Wittgenstein († 1511), daughter of Count Georg von Sayn-Wittgenstein († 1472) , in 1477 . He had no children with her.

Life

He lost his father early on. The mother initially took over the reign for him and his brother Johann . She could not easily preserve the legacy. After Philip came of age in 1438, the mother made a contract with her sons about her future lifestyle.

She retained the state administration until the youngest son Johann came of age in 1442. Then the brothers signed a partition agreement. Philipp received the holdings of Nassau-Weilburg on the right bank of the Rhine and Johann received the county of Saarbrücken . Kirchheim and the gentlemen on the Gaue and in front of the Donnersberg remained in the possession of both brothers. This created the Nassau-Weilburg and Nassau-Saarbrücken lines.

In 1450 Philip took part in the unsuccessful attempt by several nobles and the cathedral chapter to depose Archbishop Jakob von Trier . Philipp helped his brother in his disputes with Pfalz-Zweibrücken . In 1452 he helped to resolve this conflict. In the same year a dispute with Landgrave Ludwig II of Hesse was settled. In 1455, both brothers then entered into a protective and defensive alliance with Pfalz-Zweibrücken. The contract lasted only five years. With his brother he agreed on the ownership of the Löwenburg dominion around Bad Honnef ; through their wives from the Loon-Heinsberg family, both had made a claim. Ultimately, Philip received half of this rule.

As a result, the brothers again quarreled with Ludwig von Pfalz-Zweibrücken . It was about parts of the property over the rule on the Gaue. After threats from Nassau, the Count Palatine attacked Philipp in Kirchheim in 1461 and took him prisoner. An attempt to free his brother failed. Margrave Karl von Baden put an end to the dispute. Philipp also supported his relative Adolf von Nassau in the Mainz bishop's feud . As a councilor to the Elector Frederick the Victorious of the Palatinate, he was involved in his struggles.

After the death of his brother, Philipp took over the guardianship of his children together with Count Eberhard von Württemberg . He managed to pay off his brother's accumulated debt. He exercised guardianship until 1490.

In 1470 he gave his son Johann co-rule. The income was divided in half. His death in 1480 forced him to take over the entire government again. He also took over the guardianship of his grandson Ludwig , to whom he handed over rule in 1490. Then he retired to Mainz and took on a respected office in the service of the archbishop.

He is buried in the monastery church in Eberbach . There a tomb with his picture reminds of him.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Landgrave Regest online No. 8788. Regest of the Landgrave of Hesse. (As of October 12, 2011). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
predecessor Office successor
Philip I. Count of Nassau-Weilburg
1442–1492 		Ludwig I.
personal data
SURNAME Philip II
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nassau-Weilburg, Philip II of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Count of Nassau-Weilburg (1442–1492)
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1418
DATE OF DEATH March 10, 1492
Place of death Mainz